Traveling on highway 30 back in to Portland the fog lingering over Sauvie Island was just incredible. I love the mystery fog brings to the landscape revealing just enough to draw in your imagination but leaving you with the question, what’s up ahead? Shot with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 & 35mm lens and edited with Perfect Photo…
Portland
The dense fog has returned
The dense fog has returned to Portland making it irresistible to get out early and capture the beauty. Autumn in the northwest is my favorite season and for good reason, it’s simply beautiful here this time of year. There are so many colors & textures to enjoy, it’s a photographer’s paradise. When I noticed the…
Revisiting the Carousel at Jantzen Beach
Back in October I wrote about taking photographs of the carousel at the Jantzen Beach Center. I recently went back to the carousel for a few more photos. This time my goal was to capture the beauty of the carousel in motion. The first step was to find a few places that had enough room for…
Graffiti and Reflections in an Abandoned Building
One of my favorite things to photograph is graffiti art. It can have so much texture, color and style to it. I do believe it can be beautiful in the correct setting. When I set out to shoot inside this abandoned building my original thought was that I would try to capture the graffiti with…
Portland Google+ Photowalk
Three very creative and fun guys: Brian Matiash, Jeffrey Yen and Ben Latterell organized the first ever “Portland Google+ Photowalk” (if you’re on Google+ search for #PDXPhotowalk). Union Station in downtown Portland was the starting point for a casual stroll through Chinatown then over the Burnside Bridge and ending at Hair of the Dog Brewing for food &…
Vista House at Crown Point
Vista House at Crown Point is about 30 miles from Portland on the Historic Columbia River Highway (U.S. Route 30). On a clear day you have an incredible view of the Columbia River Gorge and some of the Cascade Mountains. I arrived late in the day just as the sun was setting, the lighting and clouds…
United States National Bank
United States National Bank located in downtown Portland has some of the most stunning doors I’ve ever come across. The attention to detail on the doors is truly remarkable. I can’t imagine the amount of time it must have taken to complete them. If you would like to know more about the architect Albert Ernest…
Eerie walk through Wilshire Park
It was somewhat eerie walking through Wilshire Park this morning, quiet and empty with the fog lingering around. The absolute silence here this morning is not what I’m used. Any other morning the place is bustling with activities, runners, people walking their dogs or working out but this morning I had the entire place all to…
Occupy Portland – How long will this last?
Two weeks after the big Occupy Portland demonstration there are still a few hundred people camping in Lownsdale Square and Chapman Square, two small parks that are wedged between government offices in downtown Portland. This is just a small fraction compared to the thousands of people that marched in Portland on October the 6th, but the signs and…